Weather Almanac: Wainwright, AK 99782

🗓️ Historical norms for October 2026

October avg. precipitation
🌧️ 0.41"
October days below freezing
📉 ≈30.1 days
Average October lows 13°F – 21°F
USDA Zone
2b
Annual extreme lows -45°F to -40°F
Last Spring Frost (36°F)
🌷 Always
First Fall Frost (36°F)
🍂 Always
F: Forecast
H: Normal High Temp
L: Normal Low Temp
Thu. October 1  

🌅 8:53 a.m.

H: 25°F – 35°F

L: 21°F – 32°F

🌇 8:03 p.m.

Fri. October 2  

🌅 8:58 a.m.

H: 25°F – 35°F

L: 20°F – 32°F

🌇 7:58 p.m.

Sat. October 3  

🌅 9:02 a.m.

H: 24°F – 34°F

L: 19°F – 31°F

🌇 7:53 p.m.

Sun. October 4  

🌅 9:06 a.m.

H: 23°F – 34°F

L: 19°F – 31°F

🌇 7:49 p.m.

Mon. October 5  

🌅 9:10 a.m.

H: 23°F – 33°F

L: 18°F – 31°F

🌇 7:44 p.m.

Tue. October 6  

🌅 9:14 a.m.

H: 22°F – 33°F

L: 17°F – 30°F

🌇 7:39 p.m.

Wed. October 7  

🌅 9:18 a.m.

H: 22°F – 32°F

L: 16°F – 30°F

🌇 7:34 p.m.

Thu. October 8  

🌅 9:23 a.m.

H: 21°F – 32°F

L: 15°F – 29°F

🌇 7:30 p.m.

Fri. October 9  

🌅 9:27 a.m.

H: 21°F – 32°F

L: 15°F – 29°F

🌇 7:25 p.m.

Sat. October 10  

🌅 9:31 a.m.

H: 20°F – 31°F

L: 14°F – 29°F

🌇 7:20 p.m.

Sun. October 11  

🌅 9:36 a.m.

H: 19°F – 31°F

L: 13°F – 28°F

🌇 7:15 p.m.

Mon. October 12 Columbus Day; Indigenous Peoples' Day  

🌅 9:40 a.m.

H: 19°F – 30°F

L: 12°F – 28°F

🌇 7:10 p.m.

Tue. October 13  

🌅 9:44 a.m.

H: 18°F – 30°F

L: 11°F – 27°F

🌇 7:06 p.m.

Wed. October 14  

🌅 9:49 a.m.

H: 18°F – 30°F

L: 10°F – 27°F

🌇 7:01 p.m.

Thu. October 15  

🌅 9:53 a.m.

H: 17°F – 29°F

L: 9°F – 26°F

🌇 6:56 p.m.

Fri. October 16  

🌅 9:57 a.m.

H: 16°F – 29°F

L: 9°F – 26°F

🌇 6:51 p.m.

Sat. October 17  

🌅 10:02 a.m.

H: 15°F – 28°F

L: 8°F – 25°F

🌇 6:46 p.m.

Sun. October 18 Alaska Day  

🌅 10:06 a.m.

H: 15°F – 28°F

L: 7°F – 25°F

🌇 6:41 p.m.

Mon. October 19 Alaska Day (observed)  

🌅 10:11 a.m.

H: 14°F – 28°F

L: 6°F – 24°F

🌇 6:36 p.m.

Tue. October 20  

🌅 10:16 a.m.

H: 13°F – 27°F

L: 5°F – 24°F

🌇 6:31 p.m.

Wed. October 21  

🌅 10:20 a.m.

H: 13°F – 27°F

L: 4°F – 23°F

🌇 6:26 p.m.

Thu. October 22  

🌅 10:25 a.m.

H: 12°F – 26°F

L: 3°F – 22°F

🌇 6:21 p.m.

Fri. October 23  

🌅 10:30 a.m.

H: 11°F – 26°F

L: 2°F – 22°F

🌇 6:16 p.m.

Sat. October 24  

🌅 10:34 a.m.

H: 11°F – 26°F

L: 2°F – 21°F

🌇 6:11 p.m.

Sun. October 25 🌕

🌅 10:39 a.m.

H: 10°F – 25°F

L: 1°F – 21°F

🌇 6:06 p.m.

Mon. October 26  

🌅 10:44 a.m.

H: 9°F – 25°F

L: 0°F – 20°F

🌇 6:01 p.m.

Tue. October 27  

🌅 10:49 a.m.

H: 9°F – 24°F

L: -1°F – 19°F

🌇 5:56 p.m.

Wed. October 28  

🌅 10:54 a.m.

H: 8°F – 24°F

L: -2°F – 19°F

🌇 5:51 p.m.

Thu. October 29  

🌅 10:59 a.m.

H: 7°F – 23°F

L: -2°F – 18°F

🌇 5:46 p.m.

Fri. October 30  

🌅 11:04 a.m.

H: 7°F – 23°F

L: -3°F – 17°F

🌇 5:41 p.m.

Sat. October 31 Halloween  

🌅 11:09 a.m.

H: 6°F – 22°F

L: -4°F – 17°F

🌇 5:36 p.m.


Temperature climatic data from weather station: WAINWRIGHT AP (USW00027503)

Precipitation climatic data from weather station: BARROW POST ROGERS AP (USW00027502)

Agricultural climatic data from weather station: KOTZEBUE RALPH WEIN AP (USW00026616)